Gérard F. Gilmore
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Gérard F. Gilmore is a British astronomer known for his influential work on the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gérard F. Gilmore canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
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| instanceOf |
British scientist
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astronomer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
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surface form:
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
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| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
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| contributedTo | European Space Agency Gaia mission preparation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Canterbury
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ galactic astronomy ⓘ stellar dynamics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Donald Lynden-Bell ⓘ |
| hasHIndex | high citation impact in galactic astronomy ⓘ |
| hasRole | principal investigator in large stellar surveys ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on the dynamics of the Milky Way
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research on the structure of the Milky Way ⓘ studies of the Milky Way stellar halo ⓘ studies of the Milky Way thick disk ⓘ work on Galactic dark matter distribution ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| notableFor | influencing modern understanding of the Milky Way’s formation history ⓘ |
| notableProject |
ESO long-term programme
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surface form:
Gaia-ESO Survey
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| notablePublicationTopic |
kinematics of Milky Way stars
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mass distribution in the Milky Way ⓘ vertical structure of the Galactic disk ⓘ |
| notableWork | discovery and characterization of the Milky Way thick disk ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Cambridge, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of astrophysics at the University of Cambridge
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professor of experimental philosophy at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Galactic dynamics
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Galactic structure ⓘ dark matter in galaxies ⓘ stellar populations ⓘ |
| supervisedStudent |
Nial Tanvir
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Vasily Belokurov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workplace | Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge ⓘ |
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